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The Movie Network GO, HBO GO Canada and TMN Encore GO Now Available to Eastlink Customers

TORONTO, June 25, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - Astral's The Movie Network today announced that The Movie Network GO (TMN GO), HBO GO Canadaand TMN Encore GO will be available to Eastlink TV customers, effective immediately.
Available at no additional cost to Eastlink customers who have a
subscription to The Movie Network and TMN Encore, TMN GO puts more than
1,000 hours of high-definition quality programming - including
Hollywood hit movies, exclusive series from HBO, CINEMAX and Showtime,
Canadian original films and series, and movie classics from every era -
at subscribers' finger tips. With this announcement, TMN GO is now
available to approximately 80% of TMN's overall subscriber base.

"Our priority is ensuring that TMN subscribers have access to our
unrivalled programming on the platform of their choice so they can
watch what they want, when they want it," said Domenic Vivolo, Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Astral
Television Networks. "We are thrilled to extend the reach of TMN GO and offer Eastlink
subscribers more ways than ever to engage with their favourite shows."

This news follows the announcement today from Eastlink that content from
The Movie Network, HBO Canada and TMN Encore is also available on the
Eastlink To Go video-streaming platform, offering even more access and
choice for Eastlink subscribers.

TMN GO is supported by the iPhone 3GS and subsequent models, iPod touch
(3rd and 4th generation) and the iPad and iPad Mini (running iOS 5.0 or higher).

With a sleek cinematic design and interface that offers superior
functionality, TMN GO is a best-in-class service that offers customers
access to more than 1,000 hours of premium content. Key features of the
service include:

Pick-up-and-play technology which allows users to start watching on one device and
continue on another;

A Watchlist function which lets users keep up with their favourite series
throughout the run;

Parental controls to allow users to manage the content that family members of every age
have access to;

Social networking features which allow users to "share" and "like" favourite titles
instantly with friends over Facebook, Twitter and email;

Multiple members of the household can enjoy the service with up to threesimultaneous streams and five registered devices per subscriber household;

The service streamover Wi-Fi, 3G and LTE networks, allowing users to manage their data consumption;

Adaptive Streaming which automatically switches video quality to ensure the best viewing
experience available based on the user's Internet connection;

Video Quality Control gives users control over video quality, allowing them to further
control their bandwidth consumption.

At the time of launch, programming available on TMN GO includes: hit
series, movies, sports programming and documentaries from HBO including
full seasons and current episodes of Family Tree, Game of Thrones, True Blood, The Newsroom, Real Time with Bill Maher, Vice and VEEP; full seasons of HBO's genre-defining Band of Brothers, Mister Show and The Sopranos; CINEMAX series Banshee and Strike Back; acclaimed Showtime series such as Californication, Dexter, House of Lies, The Jim Rome Show, Nurse Jackie and Shameless; hit Starz series Spartacus: War of the Damned; Hollywood hit movies and family favourites such as The Amazing Spider Man, The Avengers, Battleship, The Dark Knight Rises, Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, The Five-Year Engagement, Hotel Transylvania, Magic Mike, Pitch Perfect, Savages, and many more; acclaimed, award-winning Canadian series and movies
like Call Me Fitz, Funny As Hell, Less Than Kind, Transporter: The Series; Rogue and many more;and hundreds of classic movies from every era and genre offered by The
Movie Network Encore such as American Beauty, The Godfather Trilogy, There will Be Blood, The Untouchables and many more.

The Movie Network is a pay television service available in eastern Canada. With premiere
access to Hollywood hit movies, new and exclusive HBO content,
critically acclaimed Showtime series and first-rate Canadian
programming, this pay-television service presents Canadians with some
of the best television entertainment available. The Movie Network
service includes five 24-hour multiplex channels - The Movie Network,
HBO Canada, MExcess, MFun! and MFest - which deliver diverse and
entertaining programs in an uncut and commercial-free television
environment. All five multiplex channels are also simulcast in High
Definition and are joined by The Movie Network OnDemand, a Subscription
Video On Demand (SVOD) service, available in select areas across
eastern Canada; TMN OnLine, an Internet-based content streaming
service; and TMN GO, a video streaming service currently available to
Bell TV, Rogers, Cogeco Cable, Source Cable and Eastlink subscribers.
For more information, please visit www.themovienetwork.ca.

The Movie Network is a member of the Astral family. Astral Media Inc. (TSX:ACM.A/ACM.B) is one of Canada's largest
media companies. It operates several of the country's most popular pay
and specialty television, radio, out-of-home advertising and
interactive media properties. Astral plays a central role in community
life across the country by offering diverse, rich and vibrant
programming that meets the tastes and needs of consumers and
advertisers. To learn more about Astral, visit astral.com.